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Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-15
why Barbers Die Young.


"Barbers die early" remarked a
West side member Of the tonsorial
profession.
"Why so?" inquired a friend.
"Oh," remarked the knight of the
razor, "the business will kill almost
any one who sticks to it for a few
years. Occasionally you will find
barber who has grown old in the busi-
ness and live to be old, but if they
work at it every day regularly they
will not live out half their allotted
life."
els it on account of being so labori-
GUS ?" he was asked.
"No, the work is not hard, but the
hours are long. Saturdays frequent
ly put in 20 hours, and some other
days Is. This does not give a man
sufficient rest. Then the work must
be done standing, and to stand as
many hours as we have to, though
there was no labor at all attached to it.,
is enough to break down any man.
But that is not the worst feature about
it. The inhaling of foul breaths often
causes diseases Of the throat and
lungs. The breath that some men
have is awful. 1t is absolutely poison
GUS. A barber almost necessarily in
hales these bad breaths and contracts
diseases thereby. 1 have made it a
practice to stand at arms length from
my customers, and l thus avoid in
haliny their breath to q great extent.
This is not the common practice, how
ever. The average barber bends over
his man, and if he has a diseased
breath he gets the full benefit of it.
Yes, sir" said he, with a sigh, and
he turned to go away, there are few
shorter-lived professions than that Of
the barber. ."-Chicago Herald.
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Four Morals.

Four flies were in search of break
fast. One found some jelly and re-
galed himself. The jelly was not
genuine, and the fly turned upon his
back. The second fly, seeing the sad
fate of his friend resolved to eat plain
bread. But there was so much alum
in the bread that he, too, turned over
and breathed his last. The third fly
attacked glass OF beer, but the aloes
laid him cold. The fourth fly, seeing
that everything eatable was tampered
with, resolved to commit suicide. He
found some fly paper on which was
inscribed "Death to Flies" lie
ipartook freely, but the more he ate
the better he felt. He struck to the
fly paper and lived to good old age.
Boston Globe,
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A Terrible weapon.

What is in police club? Usually
it is useful piece of locust, but a
sergeant told me the other day that he
was presented with day club which
he did not dare to carry. 1t was
ment for use among the gangs. AS he
twirled it at the end OF the leather
thong it was neat looking stick, not
easily distinguished from the or
binary club, but if a tough took hold
of it to wrest it away, four short,
sharp, two-edged knife blades could
be thrown out on four sides of the
club, to the ruination of the hand of
the tough.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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An Ex xtensive Mother.in.Law.

The Queen of Denmark made the
court OF Bernstorff, a quiet, cheerful
home OF domestic virtue, where the
sons of foreign kings could find charm
ing wives. She educated beautiful and
amiable daughters, who became
distinguished in the most powerful
empires in the world, amid
scenes of unaccustomed splendor
for their natural charms. She be-
gan her career as the wife of poor
princely officer; to-day she is the
mother-in-law Of half OF Europe and
Asia.
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AN OLD.FAsMIONED GIRL.

Old fashioned? Yes, must confess
The antique pattern Of her dress,
The ancient fills and furbelows,
The faded ribbons and the bows.
Why she should show those shrunken charms
That wrinked neck. those tawny arms,
Icannot guess; her russell gown
Round her spare form hangs loosely down;
Her voice is thin and cracked; her eye
And smile have lost their witchery.
By those faint jests, that Tagging wit,
By each attenuated curl,
She surely is, must admit
An odd, old-fashioned girl.
Tis long, long since she had beau,
And now with those who sit.a-row
Along the wall she takes her place,
With something Of the old-time grace.
she yearns to join the may waltz,
And slyly shifts her smelling salts.
All, many an angel in disguise
May walk before our human eyes!
Where'er the fever-smitten lie
In grimy haunts of poverty,
Along the dark and squalid street,
Mid drunken jests Of boor and churl,
She goes with swift and plying feet
This same oid-fashioned girl.
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An Old Pioneer.

John G. Fremont carries his seventy
four years with a step as springy and
form as straight as they were when
he carved pathway over the Rocky
Mountains to the new Ell Dorado
40 years ago. His snowy white hair
and whiskers are as neatly kept as
were his blonde locks in the days
when he stole the heart of pretty
Jessie Benton, in spite Of her fathers
protests.
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wouldn't Sell His Drunk SO Cheap.

Wouldn't Sell HIS Drunk SO ChenD.
Standing in the lobby of a hotel in
Bangor not long ago got into conver-
sation with gentleman who was rep
resenting medical apparatus with
a long Greek name. 1t is not my in
tention to give the arrangement for
vapor baths puff, but do want to
describe rather funny incident that
fo ollowed our conversation. My COM
panion had just been describing to me
how his process would sober off in
half an hour man on the verge OF
delirium tremens, and how many
men never thought of going home to
their families without having recourse
to his machine. While we were talk
ing man, evidently very much un-
der the influence of too potent iba-
-tions, came in, and, leaning over the
counter, began a rather thick CONVEX
sation with the clerk. We sauntered
over, and soon were on the best OF
terms with the devotee of Bacchus.
After while the man said he wished
he could taper off and go home. Here
was an opportunity, and the machine
above referred to was explained to
him. Five minutes later he had
staggered up stairs, and stood ready
to be cured. His coat was already
off, when a drunken idea seized him.
Shay, what er th' cost of a bath ?"
he asked. Two dollars" was the
reply. "Well, hic, this drunk's cost
t'enty dollars, and no feller's goin' to
get it for two dollars. I'll Keep it
first. And he did.-Lewiston Journal.
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Notice of Publication.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
EuRxxA, Nevada, Sept. II, 1857.
NOTIOE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ r. sadler, Of Eureka, Eureka county, Ne
vada. has fled notice Of intention to make
proof on his desert land No. 206. for 4. Of
NV. 1, E. Of SW. I, w. Of NE. /. W. / Of
Sc. I, and lot 4, section 10, township "a N, of
range So T., Mount Disblo meridisn, before Reg
lister and Receiver at Eureka, Nevada, on Satur-
day. the 22d day Of October, 1887.
He names the following witnesses to prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation OF said
land: Thomas McCool, of Diamond Valley,
Nevada; Angus Morrison, Of Diamond Valley.
Nevada; ". 8. Long, of Eureka, Nevada; John
s1S-td D. n. HALL, Register.
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The Judge Enforced His own Order.

1t was in Sabine county. Texas, a
few years before the war. Judge
R was holding court ON the sec
ond floor OF a building. On the first
floor a gambling bank was in full
blast, and players annoyed the Court
very much by their wrangling. After
several Intellectual attempts by the
officer of the court to enforce order,
the Judge left his bench, entered the
gambling room, and took a hand in
the game. An hour later he re-eh-
tered the courtroom, and, throwing a
small sack Of money OH the desk, pla-
cidly remarked:
"This court has got to have order,
even if have to bust the bank again
every day."
The Court had strict order during
the remainder of the session.-Detroit
Free Press.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1887-10-15
BUFFALO BILLS WIFE.
What Friend OF the Couple Had
to Say of Them.

What a Friend OF the Couple Had
to Say of Them.
Reno Gazette.
"No, gentlemen, you are Mistaken"
said a Depot Hotel guest last evening
after hearing Buffalo Bill spoken Of at
the dinner table as an uncouth rough.
81 have known Buffalo Bill and his
wife, Mrs. Cody, for the past Is years,
and must say I know OF few people
admire more than do them. Both
are fne-looking, intelligent, hospita-
BILE and possess charming manners.
Their home is four miles distant from
North Platte, Nebraska. It cost over
$250,0O0 and is simply palatial. Their
ranch is, in my opinion, one OF the
finest in America. Why, it would do
any ones soul good to visit it; it is
enough to excite the envy of any land
monopolist on the Pacific Coast.
Everything about it bespeaks refine
ment. Mr.. Cody is not rough in ap-
pearance, language nor manners. He
is perfect gentleman, and the ma
bobs of England have undoubtedly
recognized this fact or they would
never have feted him as they have.
In appearance he is rather proposes
sing, being six feet and one inch in
hight and Of splendid physique. He
has light complexion, and wears a
long mustache and long hair. There
is something about the man that COM
mands respect. Was he scout and
has he killed many Indians, do you
ask? No; he never killed either an
Indian or white man. But he is one OF
the best shots in America, if not in
the world. He performs some Won
derful feats in this line. 1t is amazing
the money he is making in England.
1t sounds ridiculous, but it is neverthe-
LEST true, that every day the gate re-
ceipts are dumped into large iron
box on wheels and hauled to the bank,
where they are counted. Mrs. Cody
herself told me last week that he wrote
her recently that the interest in his
performances seems to be increasing,
and where the immense crowds OF
people come from is daily source OF
wonder to him. Some Of the Indians,
she says, complain of the climate
there, and want to return to the West.
In case they insist on returning it is
probable he will have to end his sea-
son SOOn,"
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CHANGE OF PARTNERSHIP.

NNHE FIRM OF o. BENSON AND G. W.
Il Grayson has this day been dissolved. Mr..
+ L. Engstrem having bought the interest Of
firm name will be Benson 4 Engstrom. who
will collect all bills due o. Benson l. Co.. and
pay all bills Of the same.
F. L. ENGSTRoM,
o. BENSON.
Beowawe, New, Sept. 81, 1887. s22-1m
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-24
PETROLEUM.
{ h0reSW10 J.

Ktoby dis ME Una. petro-
leum, czyli eleju skalnego. W
paiacach i nedznyoh chatach
odleg}ych wiosok uzywajq lu-
dz'a tego p}ynu do oswietlenia
m'esskm W cIemnych wieczo-
'aaa 'odnl pala petroleum
" pieknych i kosztownych
lampach Z metalu, szKia, mar
muru, porcelany, drudzy W
sliyomnych lampach blaszap =
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-24

Irzy sWletle 1uczyWa ia kO.
mimic ubozszy cziowiek ME
mogf czyta6 | pisaG, dzieci ME
mogfy sic uczy6. Oh kiedy
Tampa petroleowa stoji ma sto-
lie i W chacie ~ubo3szego czfo-
wieka, ~azdy mole, dfugie
wieczory zimowe skrac aG So
bic czy czytaniem i jeszcze le-
piej oswiecac rozum, ani3eli
petroleum oswieca mu oczy.
Cz}owiek ME myslqcy mic,
u2ywa dobroczynnego swiatla
petroleowego i ME pyta zkad
pocEodzl petroleum. jaka ie-
go natura, jaki sposob do
sta}o sic do jego ]ampy? Clio.
wick TAXI, ktorego duch
spi, ktory tylko ciafem lyle,
vie tylko lyle, De petroleum
jest u kupca, 2e sic kuri lam.
pc / zapali, ma tenn koniec.
Czfowiek myslacy, clekawy,
duchem pracujacy;; inaczej po-
stepuje TAX ME tylko patrzy
oczami cia}a ma petroleum pa
lace sic W Jego lampie, lecz
zaraz sic pyts: co to "a plyn?
zkad sic wzial? jak sic robi?
lake ma przymioty, poczem
poznac petroleum dobce j zfe?
Czfowiek mqdry chce sic po-
uczyc W tel sprawie, ME
chce patrzeG ma petroleum,
jak cIele ma malowene wrota,
lecz chce 0 MEM cos wiecej
sic dowiedzieG. TAX MECH vice
czyta, co napisaliSmy:
Petroleum najpierw zaczeto
wydobywac re ziemi w Anne
ryce 1856 roku. q tad zacze-
to je sprcwadzaG masami do
Europy, i starano sic fabry-
kowa6 lampy, W ktorychby sic
takowe dobrze pablo.
Petroleum ME jest jednak
n'czem nowem, lecz jest zna-
ne Cd niepem;etnych czasow.
Tyl&o miafo inne nazwisko.
w aptekach sprzedawano je
jake olej skalry, / uaywano
go ma odmrozone cz1onki i
romatyzm. Petroleum jest Ia
clnskiem nazwiskiem oleiu
skalnego. Mo2na tel movie:
olej zielnny, poniewa2 sic wy
dobywa re zieml "a ponoca
pump.
Starry Egipcyanie zanurzali
W petroleum ciafa umarfych,
kt6re b~alzamowaIi, i kt6re sic
utrzymafy do dis jake mu
lnje. W olej z'emny maczeli
tel p}otna, jakiemi obwiiali
cia1a umar}ych. Prey budowa-
nlu murow Babylonu uzywa-
asfaltu, ktory robiono W
ten sposob, ze olej zlennry
w%yparowaf, zostawiajac czesci
staten spodem. z. asfaitem.
takim mieszano wapno. Mury
W ten sposob budowane byfy
nadzwyczaj trwafe. liz Babllo-
mem 100 mil jeszcze dis znai-
duja sic zrod]a oleju ziemne-
go.
kowpie cd niepamietnich
czasow znajdu]e sic petroleum
W morzu martwem. P1ywa ma
wodze jake p1yn, na brzegach
zas znajduje sic jake smoia,
nazwana 2ydowska, ktora po-
wstafa tego, lie ulotnie
petroleowe uszfy W po-
wietrze skutkiem dziafania
s1onca.
Cd dawna znane So ar6dla
petroleowe pod miastem Baka
mad morzem Kaspljskiem.
DIS tam wybieraja niezmie-
rzoEe masy tego oleju, a pc
troleum rosyjskie u1ywa sic
dzls we wielu miejscach tam
W handla, gdzie dawniej uay-
wano tylko amerykanskiego.
nalezy do Rosy, lecz
zrod1a petroleowe sa y1ownie
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-24

STATE p~lelgrzymla, ME poZnaf. OSLO
nil tax Pan Bog %pielgrzyma swo
jego; a upodobaniem nan patrzac.
jak Eliasza posili4 go cudownie ma
te droge i trudna i dfuga. Gdv
BOWEN Stanisfaw, podr6za wielce
utrudzony, zaszed} byf do k%oscio}a,
gdzie spodziewaE sic Komunia Swic-
ta SHY W pokrzepic. i gdy spos.
trzcgfszy re to ME byt juz ,koscio},
lecz heretyckie zborzyszcze, gorzko
byt zap}aka}, uzaliwszy Sc go Oh.
ciec mi}osierdzia a Bog wSzvs,kiei
poc,echy III, Kor. 1, 81, zesIa} mu
przcz Anio}y swoje chleb sw6j ma
daniclski, o kt6rego mocy ten picl-
grzym Boy. doszed} bezpiecznie i
rzezko az do Cory Panskicj = do
Rzymu. Przodkowa} W on czas Ia
konowi JczuitGw S. Franciszek Bor-
giarz; ten u,jrzawszy S%1anis}awa,
ktory ma kolanach o przyiecie 90
do Zakonu prosi}, pozna1 W min.
swietego, a podnios}szy 90, przy-
clsnaf do serca, 60 dawnicj pod
xiazeca u ryeerska zbrojp rzcwne
i mezne, pod zako2nym iuz worc,a,
pod tyI uaNcer1em Gwardii Chrys
tnsowcJ. ~leszcze meznlej Il i rev
niej bio.
w nowiciacic, tel szkole
d~oskonaloSci zakonncj, W ktorrj sic
mai IN ostatniego h uczniow, po.
kora swa i posluszehstwcm, ME
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-01

CEDAR RAPIDS, Aug. 25.-Grand
Chief Foreman of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Section Foremen has started
the Coughlin protective fund to aid
Timothy Coughlin, who is charged with
the responsibility for the Chatsworth
disaster.
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NOT SORRY.


WHEN Frank McLennan of the To
peka Journal was arrested on a charge
of libel night before last. he was met
on every hand by expressions of SYM
pathy and offers of aid from the best
citizens of the capital. Yesterday
evening the following appeared edi-
torially in the Journal, from which we
infer that Frank is ''of the same Opin-
ion still" and is not bit sorry:
The editor of this paper, who was
arrested last night on complaint of the
local agitator G. G. Clemens, appeared
before Justice Chesney this morning at
10 O'Clock, the hour fixed in the bond
given last evening.
Clemens acted as his own attorney.
Capt. j. u. Johnson appeared as the at
torney for the writer.
BY agreement the case was set for
Thursday, September 1.
Mr.. Clemens stated that he supposed
the defense understood the theory of
the prosecution; that for the last two
or three weeks the State Journal had
almost daily made attacks upon the
anarchists, and that while the paper
had not always mentioned his, Clemens,
name, yet it had come to be generally
understood by the readers of the Jour
nal that whenever the paper made al
fusion to the anarchists, reference was
especially intended to be diverted to
Clemens; and, furthermore, what he
now wanted was the vindication of his
character.
The Journal has persistently re-
Trained from making any personal war
fare on the character of this mar
Clemens. That is topic that we have
1 nj h1nn n co. 90
cuss it now. We trust our fight is Of
higher plane. We are opposing a:
best we can the vicious teachings anC
principles of Clemens and his fellow
agitators, who have from Sunday tt
Sunday taken possession of the cit
park and held meetings which havI
been most disgraceful to this fair cit.
of law-abiding and law-loving people
If the principles and utterances o
these agitators were upheld, what kinC
of community does the reader know
we would have in our midst?
The State journal, as friend ant
advocate of law and order, speaks free
ly in accordance with its views in thi
behalf. 1t purposes to do what it re
} CARDS its duty.
AS an advocate and circulator of tn
vicious principles referred to as com
ing from the mouths of these local agi
tators, the State Journal regards thi
man Clemens as a public enemy of tn
city of Topeka.
Mr.. Clemens says he wants his chaI
acter indicated. If he thinks thi
community does not know his charaC
ter we suppose he will endeavor to en-
Tighten them in that direction. Tha
is not our especial mission just now. l
is the opinion of this paper that h
wants nOtoriety, and there seems to b
no law against an individual with a
itching palm for that sort of thin
from getting what he wants. if he care
not for the principles he pursues i
trying to overtake it.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-01

Daniel L. Ward, after a protracted
illness of Bright's disease, breathed his
last at his home in Howard, Saturday,
at p. m, August Is, 1887.
Mr.. Ward was born August 6, 1916,
in Canada, near the Vermont line. His
parents soon after removed to Vermont
There he learned the trade of mill
wright, and, together with farming,
worked at his trade until he left the
state for Ohio, where he remained six
years engaged in his trade and carpen-
tering. The next two years he resided
in Dundee, H., where he became ac-
quainted with and married Miss Cath
crime w. Appleby. In1s47 he removed
to Wisconsin. There he engaged in
millWrighting and remained ten years.
About this time the admission of
Kansas into the Union was attracting
public attention. Mr.. Ward being a
firm abolitionist, and having a desire
to swell thesfree-state vote. removed to
Kansas in 1857. He was one of the
first settlers on Badger Greek, in Lyon
County, where he pre-empted 160 acres
of land, and by industry and enterprise
made a beautiful home. He resided
mere anu III G1nlpOIId uIlOll III 1000
| when he sold his farm and removed to
Howard. where he has since lived.
He held the Office of commissioner of
Lyon County three times, besides minor
local offices.
Mr.. Ward was an honest mantle
embodiment of forbearance and
raightfOrWardnesS.
His even temperament, peaceful dis
position, desire to assist the needy and
relieve the afflicted endeared him tx
those who knew him best.
During his recent illness he was {
most patient sufferer, and, surrounded
by his family, passed away without ;
muTmur or complaint. He leaves /;
wife, two sons and a daughter to mourn
his loss.
His remains were laid to rest il
Grace Lawn Cemetery. Funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev. Durham
of the Congregational Church.
Thus, after enduring many trials ant
difficulties consequent upon frOntie
life, one of the pioneers of our youn
and growing state has passed away
loved by his family, and highly es
teemed wherever he had lived.
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WHO WAS REsPONsIBLE2

The following is the manner in which
a democratic exchange, with labor
leaning tendencies, treats the verdict
of the coroner's jury on the late great
disaster. And it must be admitted
that this view has much justice and
sense to recommend it to thinking peo-
pie.
According to the verdict of the cOro-
ner's jury, the bridge near ChatswOrth
was set on fire by burning grass, and
the only person criminally responsible
is Woodworking section hand who is
too poor to employ attorneys, and OF
whom it is therefore practicable to make
terrible example. The verdict Vir-
tually exonerates the company from all
blame, and that, too, despite the fact
that one of the engineers demurred to
attaching two locomotives to the train
on account of the weakness of the
bridges, and suggested division OF
| the train into two parts. Fortunately
however, the verdict of the coroner 3
| jury is not final. 1t does not abSolve
the company from pecuniary RESPONSE
bility to those who were injured or To
the families of the killed, nor can il
prevent the grand jury from investi
| eating the matter, and. if the evidence
| justifies it, indicting some Of the road
officials. 1t is clear that the company
had devoted friends on the coroner'S
l jury, and that these were more anX
ious to serve it than to do justice. The
attempt to make a scapegOat of Cough
lin, the section boss, should not be per
mitted to succeed. Those responsible
for giving the train double-header arr
| equally as culpable, and should be SEN
to prison to keep him company.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-01
THE DEAF AND DUMB

superintendent Walker, of tie
state institution for the education of
the deaf and dumb, at Olathe, Kansas,
sends us word that the next term of
school will commence Wednesday,
Sept. 14th, and that it is desirable that
all persons knowing of deaf children of
school age who have not yet attended
that institution, should communicate
with him early, in regard to admission.
A large $4,000 addition is under
erection, and the number of students
in attendance will probably be 23O-all
from Kansas. a common school edu-
cation is given, along with instructions
in cabinent-making, and carpentry,
shoe-making and type-setting, for the
male students, and domestic work and
drawing and painting, for the female
students. The corps of teachers num-
bers Is in the literary department and
4 in the industrial. The institution is
under the control of the Board of State
Charitable Institutions, Jacob Stotler,
president, and is free toresidents of the
state of Kansas.
There seems to be an undue ignorance
of the provisions our state has made
and is making for this class of her I'M
fortunates, judging from the large
number of persons who have not taken
advantage of the benefits offered
through this institution.
1t is estimated that something over
200 in this state should be in this
school who are not. Persons knowing
of deaf children or those who are ''hard
of hearing would be performing a
charitable act by putting them in cor
respOndance with superintendent
Walker